"big money" meaning in English

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Adjective

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} big money (not comparable)
  1. Involving or transacting a large amount of money. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-big_money-en-adj-w~KnomLM Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 41 9 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: big-money

Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} big money (uncountable)
  1. A large amount of money, especially a significant source of revenue or income. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-big_money-en-noun-cF5SLQBE
  2. (politics) Large corporations, the people who run them, or corporate interest generally, seen as exerting political influence and prioritising profits over other political concerns. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Politics, Corruption, Wealth
    Sense id: en-big_money-en-noun-s1RhhsS1 Disambiguation of Corruption: 9 35 56 Disambiguation of Wealth: 30 26 44 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 10 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 41 9 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 40 5 55 Topics: government, politics
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: big-money

Alternative forms

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